Wellness Programs

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Wellness Programs

InterAct’s Wellness Program is run by peer staff—individuals who currently or previously have received mental health services and are able to be role models for recovery. The Wellness Program offers a variety of activities to promote the key elements of recovery which include hope, personal responsibility, education, self-advocacy, and support.

Wellness Recovery Action Plan

InterAct’s Wellness Facilitators offer Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) groups to focus on recovery and self-determination utilizing the format developed by Mary Ellen Copeland (www.mentalhealthrecovery.com). WRAP is an educational program that teaches participants self-management skills for monitoring, reducing, and eliminating uncomfortable or dangerous physical symptoms and emotional feelings. WRAP enables people with mental illness to learn how to: 1) develop their own wellness toolboxes, 2) establish daily maintenance plans, 3) identify their triggers and early warning signs, 4) create crisis plans, and 5) develop personal support systems. In addition to the 8-week WRAP course, the program offers follow-up groups (called WRAP-up) to further enhance understanding and use of wellness strategies.

One to One Wellness Sessions

Peer staff are available to meet individually with people who want assistance developing or implementing their personalized wellness plan. The Wellness Facilitators will schedule a convenient time to meet with the individual and anyone they choose to have participate with them in the development of their wellness plan. A peer perspective is used to develop individual strategies to promote recovery, identify triggers, and address barriers to personal responsibility and growth.

Healthy Activities

The peer-run Wellness Team offers other activities to support recovery. Healthy activities are scheduled twice a week to promote movement and fitness such as yoga, Tai Chi, swimming, walking, nature walks, and drumming. Substance-free socialization opportunities such as educational events, movies, bingo, arts and crafts are held weekly. A smoking cessation group meets weekly as well to provide encouragement to people who are trying to build healthier lives for themselves.

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